ISTE1.a.1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression. c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. d. identify trends and forecast possibilities. 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. d. process data and report results. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation. b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions. 5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship. 6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students: a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
Content Expectations:
1. Basic Operations and Concepts. PK-2 TSE:MI1.a. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems PK-2 TSE:MI1.a.1.2. Students identify the functions and care of the major hardware components in a computer system. PK-2 TSE:MI1.a.2.3. Students identify common uses of technology found in daily life. PK-2 TSE:MI1.a.4.b. Students are proficient in the use of technology PK-2 TSE:MI1.b.1. Students are aware of correct finger positions on the keyboard. 2. Students recognize functions of basic file menu commands (e.g. new, open, close, save, print). 3. Students use personal folders to manage computer files. 4. Students use a variety of age-appropriate technologies for sharing information (e.g. drawing a picture, writing a story, creating a simple slide show). 5. Students use various age-appropriate technologies for gathering information (e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, web resources). 2. Social, ethical, and human issues. PK-2 TSE:MI2.a.1. Students identify common uses of information and communication technologies. 2. b. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software. PK-2 TSE:MI2.b. 1. Students recognize, that using a password protects the privacy of information c. Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity. PK-2 TSE:MI2.c.1. Students understand that technology is a tool to help them complete a task, and is a source of information, learning and entertainment. 2. Students identify places in the community where one can access technology. 3. Technology productivity tools. PK-2 TSE:MI3.a. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. 1. Students know how to use a variety of productivity software (e.g. word processors, drawing tools, presentation software) to convey ideas and illustrate concepts. 2. Students identify the best type of productivity software to use for a certain age-appropriate tasks (e.g. word-processor, drawing, browser). b. students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works. PK-2 TSE:MI3.b. 1. Students are aware of how to work together when using technology tools (e.g. word processor, drawing, presentation software) to convey ideas or illustrate simple concepts relating to a specified project. PK-2 TSE:MI3.b.1.4. Technology communications tools. PK-2 TSE:MI4 a. Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. PK-2 TSE:MI4.a.5. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. PK-2 TSE:MI5.1. Student know how to use a variety of age-appropriate media (e.g. presentation software, newsletters, word processors) to communicate ideas to classmates, families, and others. 2. Students, assisted by teachers, parents, or student partners, know how to select media formats (e.g. text, graphics, photos, video) to communicate and share ideas to classmates, families, and others. 6. Technology research tools. PK-2 TSE:MI6a. Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources. PK-2 TSE:MI6.a. 1. Students know how to recognize the Web browser and associate it with accessing resources on the internet. 2. Students, assisted by teachers, parents, or student parents, identify steps for using technology resources (e.g. CD-ROMs, DVDs, search engines, websites) to locate information relating to a specific curricular topic. b. Students use technology tools to process data and report results. PK-2 TSE:MI6.b.1. Students, assisted by teachers, parents, or student parents, know how to use existing electronic databases (e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, spreadsheets) to locate and interpret information. c. Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. PK-2 TSE:MI6.b.1.c. 1. Students provide a rationale for choosing one type of hardware or software over another for completing a specific assigned task. Grades Three through Five-Technology Standards and Expectations 1. Basic Operations and Concepts. 3-5 TSE MI1.a.1. Students know how to use basic input and output devices; access network resources (e.g. printers, servers); and use various peripherals (e.g. scanners, digital cameras, video projectors). 3-5 TSE MI1.a.1. 2. Students recognize and discuss ways technology has changed life at school and at home. 3-5 TSE MI1.a.4. Students identify characteristics that suggest that the computer system hardware or software needs to be upgraded. b. Students are proficient in the use of technology. 3-5 TSE MI1.b. 1.Students know proper keyboarding positions and touch-typing techniques. 2. Students demonstrate proper care in the use of the computer system, hardware, software, peripherals, and storage media. 3. Students manage and maintain their own files on a hard drive or the network. 4. Students know how to exchange files with other students using technology (e.g. e-mail attachments, network file sharing, diskettes, flash drives). 5. Students identify software used for information management and know which types of software can be used most effectively for different types of data, for different information needs, and for conveying results in different audiences. 6. Students identify search strategies for locating needed information. 7. Students identify resources that contribute to solving a specified problem. 2. Social, ethical, and human issues. PK-2 TSE:MI2. a. Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology. PK-2 TSE:MI2.a. 1. Students identify cultural, and societal issues relating to technology. PK-2 TSE:MI2.b. 2. Students identify issues relating to how information and communication technology supports collaboration, productivity, and lifelong learning. 3-5 TSE MI2.a.2.3. Students understand and discuss how various assistive technologies can benefit individuals with disabilities. 3-5 TSE MI2.a.3.4. Students discuss the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, and bias of electronic information sources. 3-5 TSE MI2.a.4.b. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software. 3-5 TSE MI2.b.3.c. Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity. 3-5 TSE MI2.c.1. Students identify software or technology-delivered access that is valuable to them, and describe how it improves their ability to communicate, be productive, or achieve personal goals. 3-5 TSE MI2.c.1.2. Students identify their personal goals or pursuits and explore technology resources that may assist them in identifying paths leading to their goals or pursuits. 3-5 TSE MI2c.2.3. Technology productivity tools. 3-5 TSE MI3.a. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. 3-5 TSE MI3.a.1. Students know how to use menu options in applications to print, format, add multimedia features; open, save, manage files; and use various grammar tools (e.g.. Dictionary, thesaurus, spell-checker). 3-5 TSE MI3.a.1.2. Students know how to insert various objects (e.g. photos, graphics, sound, video) into word-processing documents, presentations, or web documents. 3-5 TSE MI3.a.2.3. Students use a variety of technology tools and applications to promote their creativity. 3-5 TSE MI3.a.3.4. Students understand that existing (and future) technologies are the result of human creativity. 3-5 TSE MI3.a.4.b. Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works. 3-5 TSE MI3.b.1. Students collaborate with classmates using a variety of technology tools to plan, organize and create a group project.3-5 TSE MI3.b.1.4. Technology communications tools. 3-5 TSE MI4a. Students use telecommunications to collabarte, publish and intereact with peers, experts, and other auduiences. 3-5 TSE MI4.a.1. Students use basic telecommunication tools (e.g. e-mail-ail, WebQuests, IM, chat rooms, web conferencing) and online resources for collaborative projects with other students. 3-5 TSE MI4.a.1.b. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.3-5 TSE MI4.b.1. Students use a variety of media and formats to create and edit products (e.g. presentations, newsletters, brochures, web pages) to communicate information and ideas to various audiences. 3-5 TSE MI4.b.1.2. Students identify how different forms of media and formats may be used to share similar information, depending on the intended audience (e.g. presentations for classmates, newsletters for parents). 3-5 TSE MI4.b.2.
Core Knowledge/Skills:
Research for topic >Is there a need? >Would this be a pleasant aide? Discuss possible solutions >Would we need to provide CD players? >Record concerts and possible student authors?
Service Learning Component:
Creating audio CD's for elderly
Tasks/Activities that Use Knowledge/Skills Taught
Real World Applications
Writing Poetry
Sensitivity to elderly >Lesson in dexterity >Lesson in vision >Lesson in hearing
Producing an audio CD
Learning about Diversity Learning to record audio into a digital format Distributing audio CD for use with elderly clientel Potential fundraiser for funds to be used for purchase of hardware
Linking Curriculum to Academic Service Learning
Content Standards:
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes
using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance,
to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments
and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and
media.
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
d. process data and report results.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make
informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical
behavior. Students:
a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students:
a. understand and use technology systems.
b. select and use applications effectively and productively.
c. troubleshoot systems and applications.
d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
Content Expectations:
PK-2 TSE:MI1.a. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems
PK-2 TSE:MI1.a.1.2. Students identify the functions and care of the major hardware components in a computer system.
PK-2 TSE:MI1.a.2.3. Students identify common uses of technology found in daily life.
PK-2 TSE:MI1.a.4.b. Students are proficient in the use of technology
PK-2 TSE:MI1.b.1. Students are aware of correct finger positions on the keyboard.
2. Students recognize functions of basic file menu commands (e.g. new, open, close, save, print).
3. Students use personal folders to manage computer files.
4. Students use a variety of age-appropriate technologies for sharing information (e.g. drawing a picture, writing a story, creating a simple slide show).
5. Students use various age-appropriate technologies for gathering information (e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, web resources).
2. Social, ethical, and human issues.
PK-2 TSE:MI2.a.1. Students identify common uses of information and communication technologies.
2. b. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
PK-2 TSE:MI2.b. 1. Students recognize, that using a password protects the privacy of information c. Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
PK-2 TSE:MI2.c.1. Students understand that technology is a tool to help them complete a task, and is a source of information, learning and entertainment.
2. Students identify places in the community where one can access technology.
3. Technology productivity tools.
PK-2 TSE:MI3.a. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
1. Students know how to use a variety of productivity software (e.g. word processors, drawing tools, presentation software) to convey ideas and illustrate concepts.
2. Students identify the best type of productivity software to use for a certain age-appropriate tasks (e.g. word-processor, drawing, browser).
b. students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
PK-2 TSE:MI3.b.
1. Students are aware of how to work together when using technology tools (e.g. word processor, drawing, presentation software) to convey ideas or illustrate simple concepts relating to a specified project.
PK-2 TSE:MI3.b.1.4. Technology communications tools.
PK-2 TSE:MI4 a. Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
PK-2 TSE:MI4.a.5. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
PK-2 TSE:MI5.1. Student know how to use a variety of age-appropriate media (e.g. presentation software, newsletters, word processors) to communicate ideas to classmates, families, and others.
2. Students, assisted by teachers, parents, or student partners, know how to select media formats (e.g. text, graphics, photos, video) to communicate and share ideas to classmates, families, and others.
6. Technology research tools.
PK-2 TSE:MI6a. Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
PK-2 TSE:MI6.a.
1. Students know how to recognize the Web browser and associate it with accessing resources on the internet.
2. Students, assisted by teachers, parents, or student parents, identify steps for using technology resources (e.g. CD-ROMs, DVDs, search engines, websites) to locate information relating to a specific curricular topic.
b. Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
PK-2 TSE:MI6.b.1. Students, assisted by teachers, parents, or student parents, know how to use existing electronic databases (e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, spreadsheets) to locate and interpret information.
c. Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
PK-2 TSE:MI6.b.1.c. 1. Students provide a rationale for choosing one type of hardware or software over another for completing a specific assigned task.
Grades Three through Five-Technology Standards and Expectations
1. Basic Operations and Concepts.
3-5 TSE MI1.a.1. Students know how to use basic input and output devices; access network resources (e.g. printers, servers); and use various peripherals (e.g. scanners, digital cameras, video projectors).
3-5 TSE MI1.a.1. 2. Students recognize and discuss ways technology has changed life at school and at home.
3-5 TSE MI1.a.4. Students identify characteristics that suggest that the computer system hardware or software needs to be upgraded.
b. Students are proficient in the use of technology.
3-5 TSE MI1.b.
1.Students know proper keyboarding positions and touch-typing techniques.
2. Students demonstrate proper care in the use of the computer system, hardware, software, peripherals, and storage media.
3. Students manage and maintain their own files on a hard drive or the network.
4. Students know how to exchange files with other students using technology (e.g. e-mail attachments, network file sharing, diskettes, flash drives).
5. Students identify software used for information management and know which types of software can be used most effectively for different types of data, for different information needs, and for conveying results in different audiences.
6. Students identify search strategies for locating needed information.
7. Students identify resources that contribute to solving a specified problem.
2. Social, ethical, and human issues.
PK-2 TSE:MI2.
a. Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
PK-2 TSE:MI2.a.
1. Students identify cultural, and societal issues relating to technology.
PK-2 TSE:MI2.b.
2. Students identify issues relating to how information and communication technology supports collaboration, productivity, and lifelong learning.
3-5 TSE MI2.a.2.3. Students understand and discuss how various assistive technologies can benefit individuals with disabilities.
3-5 TSE MI2.a.3.4. Students discuss the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, and bias of electronic information sources.
3-5 TSE MI2.a.4.b. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
3-5 TSE MI2.b.3.c. Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
3-5 TSE MI2.c.1. Students identify software or technology-delivered access that is valuable to them, and describe how it improves their ability to communicate, be productive, or achieve personal goals.
3-5 TSE MI2.c.1.2. Students identify their personal goals or pursuits and explore technology resources that may assist them in identifying paths leading to their goals or pursuits.
3-5 TSE MI2c.2.3. Technology productivity tools.
3-5 TSE MI3.a. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
3-5 TSE MI3.a.1. Students know how to use menu options in applications to print, format, add multimedia features; open, save, manage files; and use various grammar tools (e.g.. Dictionary, thesaurus, spell-checker).
3-5 TSE MI3.a.1.2. Students know how to insert various objects (e.g. photos, graphics, sound, video) into word-processing documents, presentations, or web documents.
3-5 TSE MI3.a.2.3. Students use a variety of technology tools and applications to promote their creativity.
3-5 TSE MI3.a.3.4. Students understand that existing (and future) technologies are the result of human creativity.
3-5 TSE MI3.a.4.b. Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
3-5 TSE MI3.b.1. Students collaborate with classmates using a variety of technology tools to plan, organize and create a group project.3-5 TSE MI3.b.1.4. Technology communications tools.
3-5 TSE MI4a. Students use telecommunications to collabarte, publish and intereact with peers, experts, and other auduiences.
3-5 TSE MI4.a.1. Students use basic telecommunication tools (e.g. e-mail-ail, WebQuests, IM, chat rooms, web conferencing) and online resources for collaborative projects with other students.
3-5 TSE MI4.a.1.b. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.3-5 TSE MI4.b.1. Students use a variety of media and formats to create and edit products (e.g. presentations, newsletters, brochures, web pages) to communicate information and ideas to various audiences.
3-5 TSE MI4.b.1.2. Students identify how different forms of media and formats may be used to share similar information, depending on the intended audience (e.g. presentations for classmates, newsletters for parents).
3-5 TSE MI4.b.2.
Core Knowledge/Skills:
>Is there a need?
>Would this be a pleasant aide?
Discuss possible solutions
>Would we need to provide CD players?
>Record concerts and possible student authors?
Service Learning Component:
Sensitivity to elderly
>Lesson in dexterity
>Lesson in vision
>Lesson in hearing
Learning about Diversity
Learning to record audio into a digital format
Distributing audio CD for use with elderly clientel
Potential fundraiser for funds to be used for purchase of hardware